What do you think about the idea of a costume category?

I'd also like to have a work clothes category as well.

I don't know why they give us so many costumes to choose from in CAS if they aren't going to let us set their costume preference. I have been wanting this for years.

"SheriSim57;d-1007792" wrote:
I am curious as to what others think about having a costume category. I play rotationally and at times I want to have a costume party or want to see my sims in certain outfits at comic con/geek con, or whatever they call it in city living. When sims show up to costume parties and things they are totally wearing something I would not pick for them to wear, so I would love to see a costume category for such things ( including trick or treating for kids ) plus with a costume category they can wear outfits that we make in the category for them ( even if they aren’t considered real costumes ) as well. I’m wondering what others think about this idea…..

I have been begging for this for a while.
Part of my teen sim/YA game play is Cosplaying. I have to use their party category to keep their cosplay outfits and I ask to see Party Outfit whenever cosplay clubs hang out at their lot hangouts. I wish there was a costume category so I don't have sims wearing odd outfits when they at dance clubs.

Before getting Seasons, I used the hot and cold weather categories to set my sims' costumes and things like their work clothes for gardening. I really miss those ten extra slots.

Especially for Geek Con it would be extremely useful if we could set a costume for each sim or tick a "this sim won't cosplay" box. I'm aware that I can pause the game and use MCDresser to instantly change every sim in the world in costumes I set for them in advance, but it is a bit tedious.

There is a costume category in CAS under full-body outfits! But I don't know how the game pulls from that category and/or others to make situational outfits for costume parties etc.
I wonder if one of the situational outfit mods out there would do what you want.
I've had themed parties before where I invited other sims I play rotationally, and I handled the themed outfit by making the other sims additional outfits in the party category ahead of time. Some sims showed up in those, and for others I was able to use testingcheats on and shift-click to dress them in the outfit I wanted.
It would have been easier at the time to just replace their party outfit with the themed outfit in CAS, so that they'd show up in the themed outfits by default, but I didn't want to go through the work later of reconstructing their original party outfits.

I'd love a category for costumes. I'd also love more clothing slots, period. I tend to add extra outfits into the formal or party categories, since my sims don't generally need those slots.

I'd love a few new categories and subcategories either to add a new category or make an existing one more easily navigated. Also I'm implying a few new things I'd love to see.

• Accessories
  
  
  
  • Eyewear
    
    
    
    • Glasses
      
    • Goggles
      
    • Sunglasses
      
    
    
  • Gloves & Mittens
    
  • Hats
    
  • Jewelry
    
    
    
    • Anklets
      
    • Arm Bands
      
    • Bracelets
      
    • Earrings
      
    • Necklaces
      
    • Piercings
      
      
      
      • Belly Button Piercings & Belly Chains
        
      • Ear Piercings
        
        
        
        • Daith
          
        • Lobe
          
        • Mid Helix
          
        • Tragus
          
        • Upper Helix
          
        
        
      • Eyebrow Piercings
        
      • Lip Piercing
        
      • Nose Rings
        
      
      
    • Rings
      
    • Toe Rings
      
    • Watches
      
    
    
  • Masks
    
    
    
    • Theatre
      
      
      
      • Commedia Dell Arte (Venetian)
        
      • Noh Masks
        
      • Peking Opera Mask
        
      
      
    • Work Wear
      
      
      
      • Surgical
        
      • Welding
        
      • Witch Doctor
        
      
      
    
    
  • Leg Wear
    
    
    
    • Leg Warmers
      
    • Socks
      
    • Stockings Hosiery
      
    
    
  
  
• Athletic Wear
  
  
  
  • Dance Class
    
  • Gymnastics & Acrobatics
    
  • Horseback Riding
    
  • Martial Arts & Tai Chi
    
  • Team Sports
    
  • Tennis
    
  • Yoga
    
  
  
• Fancy Dress Parties
  
  
  
  • Costume Party
    
  • Toga
    
  • Masquerade
    
  
  
• Formalwear & Events
  
  
  
  • Black Tie
    
  • Cocktail
    
  • Funeral
    
  • Wedding Guest
    
  • Wedding Party
    
  
  
• Footwear
  
  
  
  • Boots
    
    
    
    • Booties
      
    • Equestrian Boots
      
    • Hiking Boots
      
    • Rain Boots
      
    
    
  • Ski Boots
    
  • Snow Boots
    
  • Wading Boots
    
  • Work Boots
    
  • Shoes
    
    
    
    • Ballerina Flats
      
    • Beach Shoes
      
    • Espadrilles
      
    • Flip-Flops
      
    • House Slippers
      
    • Pumps
      
    • Sandals
      
    • Snow Shoes
      
    • Swimming Flippers
      
    • Tap Shoes
      
    • Tennis Shoes
      
    • Wedges
      
  • Outerwear Categories
    
    
    
    • Cool Weather
      
    • Cold Weather
      
    • Rain Gear
      
      
      
      • Sleepwear
        
        
        
        • Nightgowns
          
        • Pajamas
          
          
          
          • Bottoms
            
          • Tops
            
          
          
        • Robes & Smoking Jackets
          
        • Slippers
          
        
        
      • Swimwear
        
        
        
        • Scuba & Scuba Gear
          
        • Standard Swimwear
          
        
        
      • Undergarments
        
        
        
        • Bras, Corsets & Stays
          
        • Boxers & Briefs
          
        • Camisoles & Slips
          
        • Panties
          
        • Spa Wear
          
        
        
      • Workwear
        
      
      
      Create A Pet
      
      Pet Clothing
      
      
      
      
      • Accessories
        
        
        
        • Eyewear
          
          
          
          • Doggles
            
          
          
        • Collars, Bowties, & Bandanas
          
          
          
          • Colors
            
            
            
            • Baby Blue
              
            • Baby Pink
              
            • Black
              
            • Beige
              
            • Canary Yellow
              
            • Emerald Green
              
            • Fire Engine Red
              
            • Heather Gray
              
            • Hot Pink
              
            • Hunter Green
              
            • Lavender
              
            • Navy Blue
              
            • Royal Blue
              
            • Royal Purple
              
            • Saddle Brown
              
            • Safety Orange
              
            • White
              
            • Wine
              
            • Yellow
              
            
            
          • Designs & Prints - Designs and prints unless otherwise specified can have any color previously mentioned
            
            
            
            • Autumn Leaves
              
            • Bone
              
            • Buffalo Check
              
            • Bumble Bees
              
            • Camouflage
              
            • Cloudy Sky
              
            • Cowboy Hats
              
            • Daisy
              
            • Fireworks
              
            • Fishbones
              
            • Holiday Prints
              
              
              
              • Baby Blue with Painted Eggs
                
              • Black with Jack O'Lanterns
                
              • Black with Spiderweb
                
              • Blue with Snowflakes
                
              • Brown with Turkeys
                
              • Green with Red & White Candy Canes
                
              • Lavender with Bunnies
                
              • Navy Blue with White Menorahs
                
              • Orange with Black Cat
                
              • Pink with Red Hearts
                
              • Purple with Haunted House
                
              • Red with Holly
                
              • White with Black Spiderweb
                
              
              
            • Harlequin
              
            • Lady Bugs
              
            • Leopard Print
              
            • Paisley
              
            • Peacock Feathers on a green background
              
            • Plaids
              
            • Polka Dots
              
            • Rainbow
              
            • Rubber Ducks
              
            • Teddy Bears
              
            
            
          • Decorative Additions
            
            
            
            • Gem Stones
              
            • Sequins
              
            • Spikes
              
            • Studs
              
            
            
          • Hats
            
            
            
            • Beret
              
            • Cowboy Hat
              
            • Chef's Toque
              
            • Deerstalker
              
            • Fireman's Helmet
              
            • Pickelhaube
              
            • Pirate's Tricorne
              
            • Top Hat
              
            • Witch's Pointed Hat
              
            
            
          • Costumes
            
            
            
            • Cowboy
              
            • Dracula
              
            • Fairy
              
            • Ghost
              
            • Hot dog
              
            • Police Officer
              
            • Sherlock Holmes
              
            • Skeleton
              
            • Yoda
              
            
            

I love the idea. This would be much more convenient when our sims participate in events and certain types of parties (especially those with themes).